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Feral Pigs Are Increasingly Running Wild In Some Oahu Neighborhoods Kevin Fujii/Honolulu Civil Beat/2023

Feral Pigs Are Increasingly Running Wild In Some Oahu Neighborhoods

Pig hunters are becoming the de facto first responders for residents who feel threatened by growing herds.

Half A Million Dollars Buys 6 Months Of Security Guards For Waikiki Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Half A Million Dollars Buys 6 Months Of Security Guards For Waikiki

While crime on the tourist strip is trending down the city says more resources are still needed.

Missing Waimanalo Girl Declared Dead, Opening Path For Suit Against State Honolulu Police Department

Missing Waimanalo Girl Declared Dead, Opening Path For Suit Against State

Isabella Kalua has been missing for almost two years and her adoptive parents have been charged with murder.

Latest Plea Deal In Miske Case Reveals New Details About 2017 Kidnapping Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Latest Plea Deal In Miske Case Reveals New Details About 2017 Kidnapping

Preston Kimoto is the seventh of Mike Miske’s original 10 co-defendants to plead guilty and flip on their former boss.

Lawmakers Set Up The State Prison Commission. Now They Don’t Want To Pay For It Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Lawmakers Set Up The State Prison Commission. Now They Don’t Want To Pay For It

The Correctional System Oversight Commission has provided the public with an unprecedented window into the operations of Hawaii's troubled prisons and jails.

Miske’s Half-Brother Wants Release To House Arrest Pending Trial FBI/2020

Miske’s Half-Brother Wants Release To House Arrest Pending Trial

John Stancil’s motion recited a litany of specific grievances the defendant and his attorneys have alleged about the federal detention center.

Ex-Gangsters, Grandmas And The Good Word Take On West Oahu’s Game Rooms Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Ex-Gangsters, Grandmas And The Good Word Take On West Oahu’s Game Rooms

An unlikely alliance is working to disrupt illegal gambling on the west side.

The Miske Files: Ex-Kamaaina Termite Manager Is Next In Line To Negotiate A Plea

A deal would make Preston Kimoto the seventh of Miske’s original 10 co-defendants to plead guilty and agree to cooperate with prosecutors.

The Miske Files: An FBI Elite Surveillance Unit Shadowed The Suspected Crime Boss For Years Hawaii News Now/2020

The Miske Files: An FBI Elite Surveillance Unit Shadowed The Suspected Crime Boss For Years

Recently filed court records give a glimpse into the federal investigation of Mike Miske and his associates. But the picture is still far from complete.